Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Title

Sebastian, Ciara Margaret Marie(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-03)

Throughout the Cold War the Arctic was treated as an international ‘no man’s
land’. The tension created by the proximity of the Soviet Union to the other Arctic
states made the development of effective Arctic foreign ...

LeBouthillier, Daniel Marc(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2014-07)

A growing body of research supports the benefits of exercise for a variety of mental
disorders, including anxiety. Several mechanisms have been posited for the anxiolytic
effects of exercise, including reductions in ...

Pandey, Mamata(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-05)

In an environment rich with information, performance on a task depends on the ability to select only the relevant pieces of information for achieving a current goal. Cognitive psychologists propose that selective attention ...

Nell, Peter Condie(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-03)

Accurate low cost flow rate measurements of multiphase varying rate flows would be
beneficial to the oil and gas industries in Saskatchewan.
This thesis provides a design methodology, implementation and analysis of ...

Krahnen, Anne(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2012-07)

Maps of population density are commonly displayed using the choropleth method. Although choropleth maps are popular in mapping population density, strictly speaking, they are often incorrect due to non-conforming boundaries ...

Sabri, Faezeh(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-01)

Due to a number of major environmental issues, essentially greenhouse gas
emissions and fossil fuel reliance, the implications of hydrogen as a promising clean
energy carrier have significantly increased. In this respect, ...

Jaafari, Laila Ibrahim(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-12)

Developing new sources of energy that can mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions has generated a strong research interest in the past two decades. Renewable
sources of energy have become strong candidates for replacing ...

Ramirez, Nelida(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2012-03)

The ongoing expansion of neo-liberal globalization is affecting the milieu
of both social work education and its practice and, in some countries, is actively
promoting the adoption of Competency Based Education (CBE) ...

McDonald, Ryan Rodger(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-12)

Community-associated infections are a significant public health concern worldwide. In particular, epidemic and emerging antibiotic-resistant bacteria associated with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) are becoming more ...

Reiser, Sarah Jane(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-07)

Health anxiety refers to excessive preoccupation or worry about one’s health. A number
of childhood experiences have been linked to the development of health anxiety in
adulthood; however, the influence of childhood abuse ...

Chairawiwut, Warawut(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-03)

Four pilot-scale constructed wetlands (CWs) were employed to study the fate and
transport of the two dominant chloride salts (NaCl and KCl) receiving the synthetic
brine. The characteristics of the brine solution are ...

Giamberardino, Kathy Marie(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2014-09)

Sex offenders are typically ostracized by both the media and public, rather than seen as individuals in need of support upon their release into the community. There are services such as restorative justice programs that ...

Ahmadi, Seyedruhallah(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-07)

Suppose G is a connected complex Lie group and 􀀀 is a discrete subgroup
such that X := G=􀀀 is K ahler and the codimension of the top non{vanishing
homology group of X with coe cients in Z2 is less than or equal to ...

Prystay-Thiessen, Tara Lynn(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2012-07)

This narrative inquiry (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000) inquires into the lives of three teachers, Anne-Marie, Lucy, and me. As three co-researchers we inquired into our stories of experiences which we lived out as children ...

Wiens, Jeanette Rhoda Peters(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2014-03)

This study explores the occurrence of and motivations for code-switching
between Dene Sųłiné and English on the Buffalo River Dene Nation, a small
community in northern Saskatchewan. The complex history of social scientific ...

Peluso, Daniel(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2012-07)

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition associated with
diffuse impairment and distress. The onset of PTSD requires a traumatic stressor, an
event in which an individual experienced or was ...

Desmarais, Diedre Alexandria(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-03)

In this dissertation I examine colonialism through the theoretical lens of racialized power relations. I consider the identity regulation imposed upon Aboriginal peoples and extrapolate the impact of colonialism on the ...

Wang, Xiyuan(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2014-05)

We define an invariant called the “commutative differential graded algebra with lattice”
of a topological space X. The commutative differential graded algebra with lattice encodes
the information of rational homotopy ...